For the period before January 20, 2015, a disability rating higher than 20 percent for seizures is denied.,For the period between January 20, 2015 and August 18, 2020, a disability rating higher than 40 percent for seizures is denied.,For the period between August 18, 2020 and August 22, 2022, a 100 percent disability rating for seizures is granted.,For the period since August 22, 2022, a disability rating higher than 80 percent for seizures is denied.,Effective April 27, 2016, a 10 percent rating for cognitive impairment due to TBI is granted.,Effective April 25, 2022, a 70 percent rating for cognitive impairment due to TBI is granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support the Veteran experiencing major seizures at least once each 6 months or two per year, nor minor seizures at least nine times each week.
- Claimed conditions
- Seizures, Cognitive impairment due to traumatic brain injury (TBI)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 21, 2023
- Citation
- 23010631
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal regarding service connection for memory loss and seizures has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's TBI is rated at 10 percent, and the Board has remanded to determine if he should receive a higher rating. The issue of whether he qualifies for total disability due to service-connected disabilities prior to October 18, 2019, is also being remanded.
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